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October 18, 2016

The Left and the Masses By Thomas Sowell

The greatest moral claim of the political left is that they are for the masses in general and the poor in particular. That is also their greatest fraud. It even fools many leftists themselves.

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October 18, 2016

Is the System Rigged? You Betcha. by Patrick J. Buchanan

"Remember, it's a rigged system. It's a rigged election," said Donald Trump in New Hampshire on Saturday.

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October 18, 2016

Which Party Will Hold the Senate and House? By Michael Barone

Which party is going to control the House and hold a majority in the Senate in January 2017? Even if you regard the presidential contest as over -- a proposition for which there is powerful evidence, including Donald Trump's current campaign message choices -- the answers to those questions are, respectively, mildly and very unclear.   

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October 17, 2016

29% Say U.S. Heading in Right Direction

Twenty-nine percent (29%) of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right direction, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey for the week ending October 13.

October 17, 2016

Utah President: It’s a Three-Way Tie

Utah hasn’t supported a Democratic presidential candidate since 1964, but new polling suggests that it could help elect one this year.

October 17, 2016

Democrats See Russia As Bigger Danger Than GOP, Unaffiliateds Do

Donald Trump views radical Islamic terrorism as the number one threat to the United States and has contradicted many in the foreign policy establishment by saying Russia would make a good ally in fighting that threat. Republicans and Trump supporters strongly agree that radical Islam is the bigger threat, but Democrats and Clinton voters tend to rate Russia as just as big a danger.

October 15, 2016

What They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls - Week Ending October 15, 2016

When this mess of a presidential election is finally over, the winner’s going to have to deal with the mess the country’s in. But you sure couldn’t tell it from the current presidential campaign.

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October 14, 2016

Trump's Guerilla Politics are Here to Stay By Ted Rall

Donald Trump is a cat with 12 or 13 lives.

October 14, 2016

Should Trump Drop Out of the Race?

A growing number of Republican officials are asking their party’s nominee Donald Trump to drop out of the presidential race, and one-out-of-four GOP voters think that's a good idea. Most do not, and Trump supporters overwhelmingly second that emotion.

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October 14, 2016

Anti-Catholics & Elitist Bigots by Patrick J. Buchanan

Will Hillary Clinton clean out the nest of anti-Catholic bigots in her inner circle? Or is anti-Catholicism acceptable in her crowd?

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October 14, 2016

Donald Trump's Invisible Shackles By Michael Barone

"It is so nice that the shackles have been taken off me and I can now fight for America the way I want to," Donald Trump tweeted at the reasonable hour of 10 a.m. on Tuesday.   

October 13, 2016

Voters Don't Think They're Getting Good Return on Investment in UN

Following the news that the United Nations has appointed a new secretary general, voters say they like the UN, but don’t necessarily agree it’s worth the cost to the United States.

October 13, 2016

Voters Don’t Trust Feds To Protect Election System From Hackers

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has confirmed hacking attempts on election systems in more than 20 states and has offered to provide states free testing of their systems before Election Day. While most voters are concerned about their state’s election system being hacked, they think state and local officials will do a better job protecting their vote than the feds will.

October 13, 2016

Voters Rate Bill Clinton's Behavior Toward Women Worse Than Trump's

Hillary Clinton jumped on the release last week of an 11-year-old video in which Donald Trump makes graphic sexual comments to say it shows her Republican rival's demeaning attitude toward women. But Trump countered that Clinton was an enabler who allowed her husband, former President Bill Clinton, to sexually assault women for years. Voters tend to agree with Trump that Bill Clinton's behavior was worse, but not surprisingly there's a sharp partisan difference of opinion.

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October 13, 2016

Mixed Signals In The Race For The House by Kyle Kondik

This may be a particularly bad time to write an update on the House. But we’re going to do so anyway, if only to explain why that is.

October 12, 2016

Voters Say Economy Unfair to Middle Class

Voters are torn over the fairness of the U.S. economy in general, but they still think it’s particularly unfair to middle-class Americans.

October 12, 2016

Most Republicans Say GOP Leaders Hurt Party With Criticism of Trump

Most Republican voters still think top GOP leaders are hurting the party with their continuing criticism of Donald Trump and are only slightly more convinced that those leaders want Trump to be president.

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October 12, 2016

What Candidates Won't Say By John Stossel

Catch politicians in private moments and you might hear what they really believe: Donald Trump "can do anything" to women because he's powerful. Hillary Clinton's "private" positions aren't the same as her "public" ones.

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October 12, 2016

Donald Trump, in the Lion’s Den, Bites Back: Put Hillary in Jail by Charles Hurt

Well, the stakes just got real around here!

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October 12, 2016

Obama Lied. My Third Health Plan Just Died. By Michelle Malkin

Once was a shock. Twice was an outrage. Thrice is a nightmare that won't end.